Chokri language

Chokri
Chokri
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland
Ethnicity	Chakhesang Naga
Native speakers	111,062 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Angami–Pochuri Chokri; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nri
Glottolog	chok1243
ELP	Chokri Naga

Chokri, (also known as Chakrü, Chakhesang and Eastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by the Chakhesang Naga of Phek district, Nagaland state, India.^[2] There are also some Chokri speakers residing in the Senapati District of Manipur.^[2] In 1991, it was estimated that there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.^[3]

Phonology

Consonants^[3]
		Labial	Alveolar/Retroflex			(Alveolo-) palatal	Velar	Glottal
		Labial	plain	sibilant	lateral	(Alveolo-) palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	voiced	m	n			(ɲ)	(ŋ)
Nasal	voiceless	m̥	n̥
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	t͡s		(t͡ɕ)	k
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ	t͡sʰ		(t͡ɕʰ)	kʰ
	voiced	b	d	d͡z		(d͡ʑ)	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless			s		(ɕ)		h
Fricative	voiced	v		z		(ʑ)	(ɣ)
Liquid	voiceless		ɻ̊		l̥
Liquid	voiced		ɻ		l

/b/ is heard as a fricative [β] when before /ɯ/.
/p/ is heard as [pf] when before /ɨ/.
/m/ is heard as [ɱ] when before high back vowels.
/ts, tsʰ, dz/ is heard as [tɕ, tɕʰ, dʑ], /s, z/ as [ʑ, ɕ], and /n/ as [ɲ], all occurring when before /i/.
/n/ is heard as [ŋ] between two high back vowels.
/k, kʰ/ can also be heard as [q, qʰ], /ɡ/ as [ɣ], /ɻ/ as [ɣ, ʁ], and /ɻ̊/ as [χ] all occurring in free variation.

Vowels^[3]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u	ɯ
Mid	e		o
Open		a

/ɨ/ is heard as [ə] in unstressed position.
Sounds /e, o/ can be heard as [ɛ, ɔ] in free variation.

Script

The Chokri language is largely written in the Latin script.^[4]

References

^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Chokri language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c Bielenberg, Brian; Zhalie, Nienu (Fall 2001). "Chokri (Phek Dialect): Phonetics and Phonology" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 24 (2): 85–122. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ Sachdeva, Rajesh (2001). Language Education in Nagaland: Sociolinguistic Dimensions. Regency Publications. ISBN 9788187498339.

[1] "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[e18-2] Chokri language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Zhalie-3] Bielenberg, Brian; Zhalie, Nienu (Fall 2001). "Chokri (Phek Dialect): Phonetics and Phonology" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 24 (2): 85–122. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[4] Sachdeva, Rajesh (2001). Language Education in Nagaland: Sociolinguistic Dimensions. Regency Publications. ISBN 9788187498339.

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